PREVIEW | Watford vs Hull City - team news, lineups, predictions | OneFootball

Watford and Hull City face each other this Tuesday at Vicarage Road for Matchweek 41 of the EFL Championship.

The Hornets have 53 points to their name this season and currently sit 10th position in the table, their outside chances of making the play-offs looking even slimmer after their 2-1 defeat to Bristol City last weekend.

Hull, meanwhile, boosted their mission to pull clear of the relegation dogfight with a 0-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday last time out.

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw and this game looks like it could also be a tight affair.

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Tom (Golden Pages Fanzine): The defeat to Bristol City at the weekend all but extinguished the Golden Boys' thin hopes of reaching the play-offs. The match turned on the early substitution of Kwadwo Baah, who worryingly suffered a reoccurrence of the injury that kept him out for over two months.

The one positive note was the goal from 19-year-old forward Mamadou Doumbia. He will have gained confidence from notching his first Watford goal and could be set for a start.

The midweek match could see Tom Cleverley make changes. Without Baah, an alternative source of attacking impetus will be sought. It is a quandary the Hornets have been struggling with for large parts of the season.

With a handful of ties remaining, Watford fans will hope to see some youngsters make a mark, with a view to next season. Confidence amongst the support is low and a positive result against relegation-threatened Hull is not anticipated. It could turn toxic at Vicarage Road once more if a decent battle does not ensue.

Prediction: 1-2

Joe Collins (Old Grandma Joe): Saturday was one successful away trip. The performance was far from great, but the last-minute winner made the extortionate ticket prices and the hour’s drive to Hillsborough worth every penny and moment.

Rubén Sellés needs to get his side to put a better performance in if we are to get anything out of Watford, and we have to get Joe Gelhardt and João Pedro in the game more than we did on Saturday. I would certainly be happy with a point.

Prediction: 0-0

Predicted lineups

Watford: Egil Selvik, Ryan Andrews, James Abankwah, Mattie Pollock, Yasser Larouci, Imran Louza, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Rocco Vata, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Tom Ince, Mamadou Doumbia

Hull City: Ivor Pandur, Lewie Coyle, John Egan, Charlie Hughes, Sean McLoughlin, Steven Alzate, Gustavo Puerta, Joe Gelhardt, Lincoln, João Pedro Galvão, Kyle Joseph

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Watford ( vs Bristol City 2025-04-05): Egil Selvik, Jeremy Ngakia, Mattie Pollock, James Abankwah, Caleb Wiley, Imran Louza, Moussa Sissoko, Edo Kayembe, Kwadwo Baah, Vakoun Bayo, Rocco Vata

Hull City ( vs Sheffield Wed. 2025-04-05): Ivor Pandur, Lewie Coyle, Charlie Hughes, John Egan, Sean McLoughlin, Gustavo Puerta, Regan Slater, Abu Kamara, Joe Gelhardt, Kyle Joseph, João Pedro Galvão